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March 17, 2004

The End Of Manned Fighters?

F-35 Will Be Last Of Traditional Aircraft

The top gun of the future will be a robot - not your hormone-pumping human aviator. Unmanned aircraft will be the key to the modern battlefield as the traditional fighter aircraft is phased out, say industry analysts. In fact, some believe the F-35 may well be the end of the line for American fighters. This was the most obvious change at last month's Asian Aerospace 2004 fair in Singapore. By presenting analyses and demonstration charts, industry analysts described the decline of the traditional fighter jet. All agreed this would mark the end of one era and the beginning of a new one -- when the unmanned aircraft will lead the way into the modern battlefield.

Naval Reservists Bid Farewell To The T-2 Buckeye

After more than 40 years of service, the venerable T-2 Buckeye training aircraft is retiring from the Navy after one last hurrah in Key West (FL). Since the early 1960s, the T-2 had been the first jet flown by Navy and Marine Corps student pilots while earning their wings. But it will be leaving service soon after one last training detachment with Training Wing 1’s Reserve Squadron Augment Unit (SAU) 9.